Cushion top



May 6 1924. 1,492,993

F. J. LASECKI CUSHION TOP Original Filed Feb. 8, 1-919 atented May 6,1924.

FRANK J. BASECKI, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CUSHION TOP.

Application filed February 8, 1919, Serial No. 275,708. Renewed Yovcmber1, 1928.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANK J. LASEGKI, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residin at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and tate ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CushionTops, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to tops for cushions or seats and is adapted foruse particularly in cushions or seats employing springs. Qne object ofthe invention is to provide a 51mple construction of cushion top whichcan be cheaply manufactured and readily attached to a spring cushion orseat. Another object of the invention is to provide a constructionhaving means for yieldably maintaining the top or cover portion of thetop taut, whereby the same will present a neat appearance to the cushionor seat. Further objects reside in the arrangements and combinations ofparts as more fully hereinafter set forth.

. In the drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a cushion or seat with the cushion topapplied;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the cushlon top itself;

Figure 3 is a transverse cross-section through the cushion or seat withthe top applied;

Figure 4 is a thereof;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through a modifiedconstruction.

The cushion or seat is made up in any usual manner and in the presentinstance comprises the spring support 1, which includes the border frame2 and the cross rods 3. Coil springs 4: are mounted upon the borderframe and cross rods. '5 is padding upon the s rings 4, and 6 is thecover having thedepen ing skirt 7 extending around the springs andsuitably secured to the border frame 2.

The cushion top comprises the top or cover portion 8 to the under sideof which is stitched paddin 9. This top or cover portion has theepending sklrt portion 10 adapted tobe located at the forward side ofthe cushion or seat and the depending side and rear skirt portions 11and 12 respectively adapted to be located respectively at the sides andrear of thecushion or seat. The front skirt 10 extends from the top orperspective view of a portion cover portion 8 beneath the border frame 2and is provided with suitable clips 13 which extend u and around thecross rods 3 for holding t e lower edge of the front skirt in placebeneath the cushion or seat. 14 is a coil spring passing through a loopin the lower edge of the side and rear skirts 11 and 12 respectively,this spring terminating near the front skirt 10. The side and rear skirtportions 11 and 12 extend downwardly from the top or cover portion 8 asufiicient dis tance such that their lower edges will be slightly belowthe bottom of'the padding 5 of the cushion or seat and this paddingprojects laterally outward a slight distance and the cover Gforms withthe depending skirt 7.

a head at the lower edge of the padding beneath which the coil spring 14extends. This bead normally tends to retain the lower edge side and rearskirts from moving upward to disen age from the cushion or seat. e ends0? the coil spring 14 are respectively secured to the front portion ofthe border frame 2 inwardly a slight distance from its ends so that theside skirt portions 11 of the cushion top will be maintained adjacent tothe side ortions of the de ending skirt 7, of the cus ion or seat.

or maintaining the cushion top taut and substantially smooth from frontto rear the series of springs 15 are provided at the rear side of theseat, these springs being preferably secured to the coil spring 14 atpoints in alignment with the rows of stitching for securing the adding 9to the top or cover portion 8. e lower ends vof these coil springs 15have suitable clips 16 which extend down and around the rear portion ofthe border frame2.

As shown in Figure 5, the lower edge of the front skirt of the cushiontop is posi tioned between the bars 17 and 18, one of of the cushion topwhich has the struck out lugs 19 passing or removed from a springcushion or seat. Furthermore, the construction is such that the top orcover portion of the cushion top will be maintained taut andsubstantially smooth from front to rear irrespective of the condition ofthe padding in the cushion or seat. cushions in which the covering andskirt are worn out and unsi htly or in which the padding has becomeislocated. Also this cushion top may be directly applied over thesprings of cushions or seats instead of applying the usual cover withits depending skirt.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a cushion or seat, the combination with a spring support, springsmounted thereon and padding upon said springs, of a cushion topattachably secured thereto, comprising a top portion, a depending frontskirt extending from said top portion beneath said spring support anddepending side and rear skirts, a coil spring extending around the loweredge of said side and rear skirts, and a series of coil springs securedto said first-mentioned coil spring for maintaining the latter below thebottom of said padding.

2. In a cushion or seat, the combination with a spring support andsprings mounted thereon, of a cushion top secured thereto, comprising acover portion, padding on the under side of said cover portion andsecured thereto by transversely extending stitching, a skirt betweensaid cover portion and spring This construction can be applied toaeeaeea support at one side of said springs and secured directly to saidspring support, and a series of resilient members at the opposite sideof said springs and secured to said cover portion in substantialalignment with said stitching, adapted to yieldably maintain said coverportion taut. 7

In a cushion or seat, the combination with a spring support and springsmounted thereon, of a cushion top comprising a top portion, a dependingskirt at one side of said springs and secured to said spring support,and a depending skirt at the opposite side of said springs, a flexiblemember extending around the lower edge of said lastmentioned skirt, anda series of yieldable members secured to said lower edge and to saidspring support for yieldably maintaining said top portion taut.

4. In a cushion or seat, the combination with a spring support andsprings mounted thereon, of a slip-on cushion top secured thereto,comprising a top portion, a front skirt extending from said top portioninto contact with said s ring support, and a rear skirt terminating aove saidspring support, means for securing said front skirt to saidspring support, and means for conforming said rear skirt to the contourof the cushion or seat and securing said rear skirt to said springsupport.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

FRANK J LASEC.

